Razor and dispensing magazine therefor



R. F. LANDWEHR RAZOR AND nIsPENsING MAGAZINE THEREFOR Fi1ed Aug. :51,1951 n Aug. 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A NVENTOIL l .RICHARD ANDA/Eye BYAug- 24, 1954 R. F. LANDWEHR 2,686,967

RAZOR AND DISPENSING MAGAZINE THEREFOR Filed Aug. 3l, 1951 2Sheets-Sheet 2 EN. A l V WMM@ Patented Aug. 24, 1954 RAZOR AND DISPENSING MAGAZINE THEREEOR Richard F. Landwehr, Laurelton,

N. Y., assignor to American Safety Razor Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., acorporation of Virginia Application August 31, 1951, Serial No. 244,507

(c1. en iol 24 Claims. 1

My invention relates to a safety razor and more particularly to a razordevised for blade replacement by a dispensing blade magazine; myinvention relates also to a dispensing magazine and more particularly toa magazine devised for detachable association with a razor for bladereplacement.

This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No.146,798, led February 28, 1950.

One of the general objects of the invention is an improved razor of thetype wherein a blade is enterable endwise thereinto.

Another general object is the provision in a razor of improved means forlocating a blade with its shaving edge in proper relation to the guard.A Another of the general objects of my invention is improved means forholding the blade in shaving position and more particularly of meanswhereby the blade when so held is given a vtransverse flexure.

Another general object of my invention is a razor having an improvedarrangement for permitting the attachment thereto of a blade magazinefor blade replacement.

Another general object of my invention is an improved blade containerand coordinately of improved means therein for dispensing a bladetherefrom. v A more particular object of the invention is a constructionfor `the attainment of the aforementioned general objects wherein theblades are of the double edged type.

Some of the features for the attainment of the aforementioned andadditional objects are these; blade clamping means in the razor whichare elevatable to elevate a blade clamped thereby, from a lower levelfor blade reception to a higher level for shaving performance; means inthe path of the blade as it is elevated, to cause the blade to flextransversely; a xed seat upon which a blade entered into the razor isinitially received and a separate blade seat which is elevatable toengage the seated blade and lift it off said xed seat; a blade seatelevatable to and above the plane of a blade entered into the razor andlocating means thereon engageable with the blade before the seat engagesand elevates it; xedly related top and bottom members and blade clampingelements therebetween which are initially movable relatively to eachother into adjacency and then movable together relatively (to saidmembers) to bring the blade into its shaving level; a resilientlybiasedmember in the blade chamber of a razor for exerting pressure on aenterable into a razor to form a continuation of the bottom wall of theblade discharge mouth; elevatable blade clamping elements, resilientlybiased to normally engage and elevate the elements; and moreparticularly the efiectuation thereof by magazine attachment; a razorhead having a iixed seat and a movable seat normally resiliently biasedto shaving position thereabove and movable therebelow upon magazineattachment; a blade seat normally elevated yieldingly for shaving,having means depending therefrom and accessible from the exterior forlowering it and more particularly wherein the lowering can be eiected byand attachment of a magazine thereto; an improved magazine forcontaining and dispensing blades and coordinately an improvementarrangement for attaching it to the razor to attain the aforementionedobjects.

For the attainment of these and such other objects as may hereinafterappear or be pointed out, I have illustrated an embodiment of myinvention in the appended drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the razor of my illustrated embodiment;

Fig. 2 shows the razor with its parts separated in an exploded view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1 showing theposition of the razor parts in their operative shaving position;

Fig. 4 is a section similar to that of Fig. 3 showing the position ofrazor head parts for blade reception or replacements;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the razor head;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View taken on line 6--6 ofFig. 3, showing parts of said razor element in their shaving positionwith the blade ileXed an exaggerated amount;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the magazine of my illustratedembodiment;

Fig. 8 shows the magazine with its parts separated in an exploded View;

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of one of these parts; and

Fig. 10 is a cross section taken on line A-A of Fig. 7.

The razor head l2 comprises a hollow frame having a top portion and abottom portion 3U (see Fig. 1). These portions are preferably formedseparately as shown in the exploded view of Fig. 2 because ofmanufacturing considerations and convenience of assembly. Whenassembled, they constitute an integrated frame structure with the topand bottom portions in spaced apart relation to provide a chamber withinwhich the blade and the locating and clamping means therefor arereceivable in the manner and for functioning as hereinafter to be setforth. It will be understood, of course, that many if not most of theobjectives of my invention are attainable even though this frame is madeother than of two separate members. For convenience of reference, thetop frame portion 2l) will hereafter be referred to as the cap and thepor-'- tion 30 as the frame seat.

The cap 20 is shown atthe top of Fig. 2l as provided with end walls orflanges 2l and 22, preferably formed integrally with the connecting webportion therebetween.

The means for securing together cap 20 and frame seat 30 shown in Fig. 2comprise lateral extending grooves 23, on each of the depending flanges,which slidably receive mating projections 33 on the frame seat. The twoparts may be secured` in this relation as by locking pin 24.

A slot extends through end wall 2l of the cap member and is sodirnensioned and positioned as to permit ejection of a used, dull bladefrom the razor. The opposite wall of the cap is provided with a similarslot 2S to permit insertion of a new blade into the razor chamber. Thisslot 26 is substantially wider than blade thickness and is furtherwidened centrally, both upwardly and downwardly, by portions 2l and 28for purposes to be later described.

The central longitudinal web portion of cap 20, extends for a distanceslightly more than the length of a blade and is provided with downwardblade engaging abutments 45 at the sides of its inner surface. The undersurface is sloped at 4l to permit blade flexing by abutments 45 and isalso recessed for its entire length at 4|, to receive the spring 42 andthe pressure pad 5B.

The razor frame seat 30 has an upper surface 36 (hereafter referred toas the fixed blade seat). It is provided with side flanges 3l (serrated)to form the blade guards. The edge of the blade receiving end ofthefixed seat 36 is shown beveled at 37 to facilitate blade entrance. Theopenings 32 through the saddle discharge lather, debris and the like.The seat 36 is recessed longitudinally centrally thereof as shown at 34,to receive the locator l0 wholly therewithin. The bottom of this recess34 is recessed downwardly, as at 35y to pro-vide a channel Whose purposewill shortly be pointed out.

A collar 38' depending centrally from the bottom of razor seat 30 hasits bore open through the seat 39 into recess or space 34 thereof. Theundersurface of the seat member 30 merges at its ends into the guardedges 3l and is shown as formed iiat at the bottom 46 and then curvedupwardly and outwardly on each side in alignment with the bottom edgesof flanges 2l and 22 of the cap.

The means for supporting and locating the blade in shaving positionwithin the razor head frame comprise a pair of blade clamping members-50and l0 movable in the frame and a system of springs which normallymaintain these twov clamping members in blade clampingv relation at arelatively higher level. These means are so contrived that lowerclamping member IIJ can be moved to a level below the fixed blade seat36 to inactivate it and permit pressure plate 5E to yieldingly engagedirectly the fixed blade seat 3e or the blade thereon when bladeplacement or replacement is to be effected. The locator le which is thelower blade clamping member seats the blade at this upper level and Willhereafter be referred to as the supplemental blade seat. This locatormember 'i0 is shown generally rectilinearly shaped and enlarged in widthcentrally thereof to conform in configuration to the shape of recess 34.

Pins ll are fixed to and extend upwardly from the locator l0. These pinsare shown as provided with heads which are beveled or conically formedand a cylindrical neck portion 'I2 therebelow dimensioned and conformedto be engageable through openings 63 provided in the blade when 'thelocator is moved upwardly. The shape of the head facilitates entranceofl the-pinsy into the blade openings and serves also to relocate ablade inserted into a razor slightly olf center; These pins are fixed.in the locator 'lll in any desired manner as by force or friction nt.The upper surface i3 of the locator is shown as conversely curved sothat the shaving edgesof a blade supported centrally thereon may beflexed downwardly. Upon reference to Fig. 2, it will be observed thatthe locator is centrally apertured at i4 for a purpose shortly to bepointed out.

The upper clamping member or pressure' pad shown as rectangular isprovided with openings 5l` therethrough to receiving locating studsVI'I'4 upon elevation of locator T5, and is provided with end projections52 upturned at 53 for reception in mating channels 54 defined byshoulders at the ends of channel 4l in the cap 2|). These projectionsguide the vpressure pad or upper clamping member vertically withrelation to both the cap and the seat. The pressure pad is preferablyformed with a flat undersurface for engaging the top surface of therazor blade EE). The upward extensions 53 on. lugs 52 serve further tospace the upper surface of the pressure pad from the top of the channelil` at the limit of its upward movement to provide space therebetweenfor the spring member 42. At least one of the lugs52 is provided with ablade guiding beveled edge 55;

The disclosed razor, embodiment has been specially devised to serviceflexible blades of the double edge type havingcutting edges 6|, locatingslots iii!l to receive locator pins 1l and end slots 52 for facilitatingstacking. inthe magazine to be described later. It will beunderstoodthat the major objects of the invention are obtainable with razorsconstructedr to utilize bladesv other than that shown and described.

The hollow razor handle portion i3 (see'Figr. 4) is affixed to the lowerend of the collar 38 to complete the razor handle. It will be observedthat the bore through the collar 38 and the handle portion I3' are thesame so that the bore in the latter is continued without substantialchange through the former to open into, re#- cess 34 in the razor head.The two may be afxed, for example as shown, by enlarging the boreof I 3sumciently to seat the lower end ofv collar 38' on shoulder 4, whosewidth is. predetermined tothe wall thickness of collar 38'. The collar38 is provided with slots 5--5- which are. preferably in diametricalregistration' and with their ends respectively below the underface of vseat: 3'0

and above the upper end of the handle member I3'.

A member 6 (see Fig. 2) is secured at its upper end to the locator 1|),for example by upwardly extending pin 'I received through a centralopening 'I4 in the locator 'lil and upset at its upper end. This slideis slotted diametrically as shown at 8 (see Figs. 2 and 4). The crosssection of member 6 is so related to the handle bore that the member canbe entered therein for vertical movement to correspondingly elevate orlower locator 'I0 between its positions or" Figs. 3 and 4. A spiralspring 9 in the bore I3 underlies slide member 6 (see Fig. 4) and servesnormally to elevate this slide member and with it the locator 'I0 fromits lower position of Fig. 3 to its upper position of Fig. 4.

A roller l is mounted in slot 8 on pin 2 angularly positioned toregister roller I with slots -5 of sleeve 38. The level of pin 2 isshown as such that upper portion of the roller is accessible throughregistering slots 5-5-8.

It will be observed that slot 8 of slide member 6 registers with and islonger than slots 5-5` and that the movement of the slide is restrictedto a rectilinear one as and for the reasons to be pointed outhereinafter.

The handle portion I3 is shown iluted and beveled in Fig. 2 forconvenience of handling.

When the razor parts described above, and shown in exploded View in Fig.2, are assembled, the razor will have the appearance illustrated inFig. 1. It will be observed that the improved razor comprises a headwhich has spaced upper and lower members 20 and 3E which are i'lxedlyrelated to define a blade chamber which is provided with a blade ingressaperture in one end and a blade exit aperture at the opposite end. Theoperative position for a shaving performance of the aforementioned razorparts within the frame and handle shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, isnormally maintained by underlying spring 9 in handle part I3'. Replacingthe contained blade requires that the locator le be lowered into space34 to a level below the fixed Seat 3B to disengage pins II from bladeopenings 63 and permit the used blade to seat on xed seat 36 by springpressure plate 5U, which lowered position of the parts is shown in Fig.4. In this lowered position of the parts, the used blade on seat 3lregisters with both discharge mouth 25 and admission mouth 26.

The magazine shown in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive,

has means for attaching it to the razor of such nature that itsattachment thereto will lower these parts automatically to their`position of Fig. 4` and bring the mouth of the magazine through whichthe blades are discharged levelled with the used blade on the fixedblade seat so that the blade entering the razor through mouth 26 of therazor head and between fixed seat 36 and pressure plate 5|), will engageand expel the used blade through opening 25.

This dispensing blade magazine is comprised of container body IUI, topclosure I 02, blade ejecting slide |03 and the spring |04 whichunderlies and elevates the stack (see exploded view of Fig. 8).

Container body I 0| is deiined by bottom III, side walls H2, front wallH3 and rear wall H4. The front wall is shown with its top cut downsufficiently below side walls l |2 to provide a space through which ablade can be passed. The rear wall H4 is of the height of the side wallsand is therefore higher than the front wall H3 by no less than bladethickness and has flange H6 extending upwardly centrally thereof. Sidewalls H2 may have flanges H8 extending upwardly from and longitudinallythereof to .receive top closure |62 therebetween. Transverse partitionwall |2| subdivides the container space into a front chamber and a rearchamber. The height of this partition is shown as that of the side andrear walls and as reduced centrally thereof approximately to the heightof the front wall to provide groove |22 centrally of its top. Rib |24extending inwardly from the front wall is shown coter-minous at its topwith the top of the front wall. Rib |25 extending inwardly frompartition wall I2| is shown coterminous at its top with the bottom ofaforementioned .groove |22.. The two ribs are shown in longitudinalregistration centrally of the front chamber and may be of the sameheight. The dimensions of the front chamber and its ribs I2@ and |25 andthe location of the latter are such that the blade shown in Fig. 2 canbe received in this chamber with its side notches 62 engaged with theseribs and with its shaving edges held spaced from the side walls of thischamber.

The top closure |02 is removably associated with the container lill inany preferred manner, for example by beveled side faces ISI shown inFig. 8 engaged in beveled grooves H9 in side wall flanges H8. Thedrawings show these bevels 'as of the full length of side walls H8,although the invention does not require it. This top closure is providedwith slot |32 longitudinally thereof and open at one end. Its underfaceis thinned out longitudinally centrally thereof to provide a groove l2@`preferably wider than slot |32. The location and dimensions of coverslot |32 are such that its open end will receive therein flange HSextending upwardly from rear wall Hfl and will overlie the lribs |251and |25 and groove |22 in the `partition wall. The fit of the cover ispreferably relatively tight because it `remains closed until exhaustionof the contained blades. It is made separable for convenience ofmanufacture and iilling.

Blade electing slide |03 shown in Fig. 8 may be formed from at materialto provide top web IflI, side iianges I 42 of greater width, arelatively narrow neck |43 extending outwardly from and preferablycentrally of a side edge of a top web I4! and bent into approximatelyU-shape, and a blade engaging portion |44 extending forwardly from theend of underlying portion of neck |43 and beyond top web Illl. Slide |93is assembled with the container as shown in Fig. 7, with the sideflanges |42 engaged with side walls H2 to slide therealong. The detailsof construction and the character of material employed is preferablysuch that this engagement supplies sufficient pressure to control themovement o the slide and the curved ends and ridged central portion ofanges |42 participate in this control. The width of neck |133 of theejector slide is no greater than that of slot |32 in the cover so thatthe neck portion can be entered into the open end of cover slot |32 andmaintained therein by projection I I6 on the container. In its normalposition of Fig. 7, the blade engaging portion Hill of the slide islevelled to the topmost blade engaged with the inner surface of top |02by underlying spring ldd.

Spring |04 is comprised of a longitudinally extended downwardly bowedcentral member Ibi and two longitudinally extending relatively narrowupwardly bowed side portions |52 connected to the central member byrelatively narrow necks.

absage-e7 Central member has itsv ends recessed at |53 andthe dimensionsof.V thesel parts; are such that recesses |53 engagewith and.arezcenteredby. ribs |25 and |25.

It willbe observed.' thatzin. this normal. position of the pusher,theiinner endiofthesblade engaging portion |55 ispartly entered intogroove |22 in the partition for clearance and: guidance. A forwardmovement ofthe slide-.causesthe'blade engaging portion |44 thereof toengage the adjacent end of the: topmostxblade.andadvance that bladethrough the mouthin theffrontiwallo the casing.

vertically related' and spaced. apart fingers. or projections |60 and.|;B| ofv the general nature shown, extend centrally forwardly'fromthemagazine front wall H3.; Upper projection |60 is relatively short and.has itstopleveledto the tops of front wall |13' and isrib. |24,. and.isv shown beveled transversely of its front: end. |63 and wider than rib|25.

The lower projection`v or finger 16|.. isrelatively long and thin andiscomprisedio a. rear portion |54 affixed tothe container and. a frontportion |55 whose heightV is diminished by bevel. |66. and shoulder |56onits top: face andxisfurther and gradually diminished. at itsyextremeziront end by the upward angle given. the extreme; end |69 of itsbottom face or edge sothat the h'eightlof that part of the front portionlbetween top shoulder. |68 and bottom bevel. |69. is'v uniform and isshown as slightly less than. the.y height of slots.

5 incollar 36 of the razor;

Before describing the operation of the. razor and the cooperationtherewith of the. magazine. for blade repiacement, it willbepointedoutthat the upper finger |65. is predeterminedly dimensioned and contouredto be. received. in aligned. grooves 25 and. 35. slightly above thelower edge of razor entrance passage. Z6v and. slightly below the bladereceiving seat136 in the.razor;.the space vertically between lingers|60: and. |6I. correspends approximately to saddle thickness at this endof the razor and which isrmeasured from the bottom of groove 35, to theunderxsurface 46 of the saddle; the.. thickness of the. portion offinger |E| to the front of shoulder |68. approximates substantially thewidth ofthe slots 5, 5 in the razor sleeve 38'; the width of slot.8,through razor slide member 6 is no less than that'of. thev slots 5, 5;and slot 8 is suiiicientl'yI longer than slots 5, V and is so locatedthatit will open` into slotsv 5, 5 for their full length. in. itsr upperand lower positions; and roller forms a yieldable obstrucA tion to theentrance of magazine nger |6| through slot 8.

Fig. 3 shows the blade clamping members normally elevated by underlyingspringfil-in the han dle; and Fig. @shows these parts loweredtocondition the razor for blade replacement. This conditioning is.effected automatically with and by the attachment of the magazine to therazor, by entering its linger i6! .into and-through the registeringslots s, e anda, the height of the upand of linger iti beingpreierablyless .than thespace between the topniost point of roller and the top.

end of slots 5, 5 (see Fig; 3). tofacilitate nger. entry; This entry`of" linger |61 will cause its beveled bottom portion |69.4 to engage thetop ofv freely rotatable. roller |f and. gradually` depress.

it to the level of the bottomy of slotsr5; and bring the paralleltop andbottom` of therngerportion immediately in baci; of bevel. |69, intoadjacency to. upper` and. lowerendsof slotsy 5 and spring 9. willcooperate toholdthe top. edge offnger. |6|1 aforementioned. brings itsdischarge mouth close' to and in registration with-razor entrance mouth26, so that a blade moved, by slide |53 through magazine discharge mouth|54 is entered into andthrough slot 26 to expel the used blade throughrazor mouth 25 as it itself" is being entered into the razor head. Theforward thrust permitted the slide is such that its blade engagingmember |55 enters the enlargement 2-1 of mouth 26 to fully enter the newblade on seat 36.. In this fully advanced position, the Web-and neckportions |4I and |43Yare shown engaged respectively. against the frontend wall of the razor and the closedv end of cover slot |33 so thateither or the two together serve to limitslide advancement.

At the beginningv of such blade movement the forward end ofthe blade, asitenters slot 26 of the razor, is supported by finger and its rib |25until. its advancing edge reaches the beveled portion 37 of the razorreceiving seat. As blade advancement is continued the forward edge ofthe blade rides up thebeyeled portion 3l andengages the beveled surface55 at the edge of the pressure pad. to be guided onto receiving seat 36and under thepressure. pad 50. Further advancementof the ejector pushesthe blade entirely into. the blade chamber of the razor against theresistance of the pressure pad, so. that the direction and extent of.travel of the blade isI pad respectively will permit a new blade toiind. itsproper level onl seat 36' regardless'of the levelv ofv itsentrance into slot 26. This arrangement.

has the advantage of permitting relatively large manufacturingtolerances'and error in all of the mating'parts includingrthe attachingnger while guaranteeingI operabilityl of the combined' razor andmagazine to inject new and eject old blades. The device is operative forthese functions even though under certain manufacturing conditionstheupper ringer |55 nds a level above receivA ing seat 36,V for in thiscase the new blade would still' be guided under the pressure pad andsup-y ported at one endbetween the pad and the magazine finger untiielevated by the locator.

It will be understood that' the conical shape ofA the locator pins 1|.enable the latter upon elevation of the. locator to` engage the endedges of slot 63. in the razor blade andy shift said blade to. center itby an amount equal. to the radius of the.

pins, should the blade have been inserted slightly out of centerVposition in. the razor chamber.

Conditioningv an unloaded razor forv blade placement willv be no,different from that described abovefor a'loaded-razorexcept that entryof a blade from.. the magazine will elevate the pressure. pad for blade`thickness.

After: blade` placement: (or replacement) Y has.

upward pressure of underlying handle spring il` is substantially greaterthan the downward pressure of overlying spring 42.

What I claim is:`

1. A razor for use with a magazine having a razor attaching linger, saidrazor being comprised of a frame having top and bottom members whichdefine a chamber therebetween and a ,mouth through which a blade can beentered thereinto,

a shaving edge guard on the frame at a level l above the mouth, a bladecarrier within the chamber mounted for vertical movement from a lowerlevel which clears the mouth to a level` thereabove to lift a bladeentered through the mouth into shaving relation to the guard and springpressed means normally operative to elevate said blade carrier, saidmeans being accessible for operation upon magazine attachment to movesaid carrier to its lower level.

` 2. In combination a razor comprised of a frame having top and bottommembers which define a chamber therebetween and a mouth through inge'dge guard on the frame at a level above the mouth, `a blade carrierwithin the chamber mounted for vertical movement from a lower levelwhich clears the mouth to a level thereabove to lift a blade enteredthrough the mouth into shaving relation to the guard and normallyoperative means for elevating said blade carrier, and a magazine havingan attaching finger enterable into the razor for depressingsaid bladecarrier.

3. In combination a razor comprised of a handle and a head comprised ofa frame having top and. bottom members which dene therebetween a chamberand a mouth through which a blade can be entered thereinto, a bladecarrier within the chamber and means for mounting it for verticalmovement from a lower level which clears the mouth to a level thereaboveto thus elevate a blade thereon, normally operative means formaintaining said blade carrier elevated comprising a member dependingdownward from the carrier and slideably received in the handle and ameans for yieldably applying an upward pressure to the slideable memberand a magazine having an attaching finger enterable into the razor fordepressing the blade carrier.

4. A razor and magazine combination as characterized in claim 3, whereinregistering slots are provided through said depending member andadjacent portions of the handle for reception of the magazine linger todepress said depending member.

5. The razor and magazine combination as characterized in claim 4wherein a roller is mounted within the slot in said depending member topartially project into the lower end thereof so that the magazine fingerentered thereinto will engage said roller and depress the carrier.

6. A razor handle and a head carried thereon comprised of a frame havingtop and bottom members which denne therebetween a chamber and a mouththrough which a blade can be entered thereinto, a blade carrier withinthe` chamber and means for mounting it for vertical movement from thelower level to clear the mouth to which a blade can be enteredthereinto, a shavl0 a level thereabove to thus elevate a blade thereon,normally operative means for maintaining said blade carrier elevatedcomprising a member depending downward from the `carrier and slideablyreceived in the handle and means for yieldably applying an upwardpressure to the slideable member, the slideable member and adjacentportions of the handle member having registering slots for the receptionof a tool to depress the slideable member, theslot in the slideablemember beinglonger than that in the handle member.

7. For use with an attachable magazine, a razor comprising spaced aparti'lXedly related blade receiving seat and cap portions, a pair ofrelatively movable blade clamping members therebetween and meansnormally operative for engaging and maintaining said members and theblade clamped therebetween elevated above the seat, said means being`accessible by a tool to render them inoperative.

8. The combination with the razor as set forth in claim l, of a magazinehaving a linger extending forwardly therefrom and enterable into therazor to depress the blade carrier to clear it of the razor mouth forthe reception therethrough of a blade fed from the magazine wherebywithdrawal of the linger will free the carrier for vertical movement toelevate the received blade.

9. In combination a 'razorcomprised of a handle and a head comprised ofa frame having top and bottom members which denne therebetween a chamberand a mouth through which a blade canbe entered thereinto, a bladecarrier within the chamber and means for mounting it for Verticalmovement from a. lower level which clears the mouth to a levelthereabove to thus elevate a blade thereon, normally operative means formaintaining said blade carrier elevated comprising a member dependingdownward fromthe carrier and a magazine having a forwardly projectingfinger engageable with said depending member to depress it and hold thecarrier at its lower level for blade replacement.

i l0. A razor and magazine combination as set forth in claim 9, whereina registering slot is provided through said depending member forreception of the magazine finger.

ll. A razor and magazine combination as characterized in claim 9,`wherein registering slots are provided through said depending memberand adjacent portions of the handle for reception of the magazinefinger. i

l2. A razor and magazine combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein thedepending member is receivable for sliding movement in the handle andwherein registering slots are provided through said depending member andadjacent portions ofthe handle for reception of the magazine finger todepress said depending member.

13. A razor and magazine combination as set forth in claim` l2, whereina roller is mounted in said depending member to` partially project intothe lower end thereof so that the magazine iinger will depress `saiddepending member by engagement with said roller.

14. A razor and magazine combination. characterized in claim 13 whereinthe slot through the depending member is longer than the registeringslots through the handle.

l5. A razor attachable blade dispensing magazine having a bottom, a topand a front wall, a plurality of blades stacked therein, said front wallhaving an exit Slot for the topmost blade, a guiding finger projectingforwardly from and beyond said front'wall, the top face of said fingerybeing 'levelled to 'the -bottom of said magazine blade exit slot and a`rib longitudinally aligned with said finger and extending inwardly fromvsaid front wall and whose top surface is also -levelled to the vbottomof the magazine 'exit mouth so that in its advanc'e,`the topmost bladewill be supported and guided from the innermost end of the rib to theoutermost end of the finger.

16. In a razor and magazine combination, a -razor head comprising-'aframe having an upper, lower and an end Wallt'odene a blade chamber, ablade entrance passage through the end wall, enlarged intermediate itslength both upwardly and downwardly, a blade feeding magazine providedwith a finger enterable into the downward enlargement in said bladeentrance and an ejector finger on said magazine enterable intothe'upward enlargement .of said blade entrance passage.

17. In a razor and magazine combination, a razor head includingfixedlyrelated seat and cap members, a blade feeding magazine having ablade feed slot in one wall thereof, means for attaching the magazinewith said feed slot and an entrance mouth in alignment, means forejecting ablade endwise from the magazine onto the razor seat, and meansin said razor between said seat and cap for grasping the entered bladetherebetween and-lifting it from engagement with the seat intoengagement with the cap.

18. For use with `a razor having a head comprising a blade receivingchannel and a normally spring elevated blade seat, a hollow handleattached to said blade `seat containing depressing members to depress'said `blade seat, and an access opening in said hollow handle belowsaid head to communicating with said depressing means; a bladedispensingmagazine having a discharge mouth at the upper-end of itsfront wall and a flange portion which vprojects downwardly from thefront endof the vmagazine bottom and extends a substantialdistancebeyond said front wall, and a razor attaching finger extending forwardlyfrom the front end of said iiange; said attaching finger being spacedbelow the blade receiving channel of the razor head and being receivablein the access opening of the razor to actuate said depressing member.

v19. A magazine as set forth in claim 118, wherein a stop shoulder isprovided at the front end of the top edge of the flange to'limitattaching insertion of the finger into the razor.

20. AA blade dispensing razor attachable magazine having a dischargemouth at the upper end of its front wall and a flange portion whichprojects downwardlyfrom the'front end of the magazine bottom and extendsfor a lsubstantial distance beyond said front wall; a razor attachingfinger extending forwardly from the front end of said fiange; and arelatively short finger spaced vertically above said ange extendingforwardly from the front walls and having'its upper surface levelled tothe bottom edge of the discharge mouth; said attaching'nger being at alevel immediately below the bottom wherebir razor attachment will beeifectedat a level below the magazine bottom.

`21. A blade dispensing razor attachable magazine `having a dischargemouth atthe'upper end of its front walland a flange portion whichprojects downwardly from the front end of the magazine bottom andextends 4for a substantial distance beyond said front wall; a razorattaching finger extending forwardly beyond the front 'wall of saidfiange; said portion of the flange which extends beyond the front wallbeing extended vertically so that the flange isengaged about the lowerfront corner; and said attaching finger being at a level immediatelybelow the bottom whereby razor attachment will be effected at a levelbelow the magazinebottom.

22. A blade dispensing razor attachable magazine having a dischargemouth at the upper end of its front wall and a flange portion whichprojects downwardly from the front end of the magazine bottom 'andextends for a substantial distance beyond said 'front wall; varazorattaching finger extending forwardly beyond the front wall of saidliange; the front end portion of said nger having its under surfacebeveled upwardly forwardly toward its terminal end to serve 'as a camfor automatically conditioning the razor for blade reception whenattachment is effected; and said attaching finger being at alevelimmediatelybelow the bottom whereby razor-attachment will oeeffected at a level below the magazine bottom.

'23. A razor having a frame comprised of top and bottom members defininga chamber therebetween and a mouth opening into said chamber for bladereception, upper and lower Clamping members in the chamber and springmeans for biasing each oi' the mem-bers toward the other and intoengagement, the bias of said means upon the lower member being greaterthan the bias thereof upon the upper member, `so that the engagedclamping 4members will be `moved thereby to a higher level.

24. A. razor having a frame comprised of top and bottom members defininga chamber therebetween anda mouth opening into said chamber for thereception of a blade, and anupper clamping member and a spring forbiasing said member downwardly and a lower clamping member anda springfor biasing it upwardly, the bias of the y second mentioned spring beinggreater than most of the biasV of the first mentioned spring so that theYtwo springs will engage the'clamping members and lift them as a'unit toahigher level.

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